tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post6622785049017323290..comments2023-06-10T05:57:34.529-04:00Comments on Being Carter Hall: Newsarama: Savage Hawkman "On The Bubble"Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-42170082630508836492012-09-12T22:30:38.262-04:002012-09-12T22:30:38.262-04:00Honestly, I want SAVAGE HAWKMAN to be canceled--ca...Honestly, I want SAVAGE HAWKMAN to be canceled--canceled and replaced by HAWKMAN without the ostentatious and, I think, inappropriate adjective.<br /><br />For me, this title was the biggest disappointment from the launch because I love the character and have been less-than-thrilled to plain outraged by how the creative and editorial teams have managed him for the first year.<br /><br />I want the Nu DC to embrace an element of Old DC and retcon Hawkman yet again, to start him off with a blank slate next year.Count Drunkulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-29390715976188942992012-09-12T10:22:47.444-04:002012-09-12T10:22:47.444-04:00Ok Grifter and Voodoo and GI Combat i can see bein...Ok Grifter and Voodoo and GI Combat i can see being cut but Hawkman? DC just dropped the ball soo bad with this character its not funny. I would hope that Geoff Johns has more of a say in the direction of some characters can take him back and save him from another bad cancelled series. Tony Daniel was a poor choice and was a fast fix for a botched start and Philip Tans blochy painted stlye art was just soo bad and hurt this book But the Rob Liefield change was not all bad. The writing got better and direction as well (His covers were bad) Joe Bennett is a huge improvement and can carry this tilte to the upper tier. They just need a writer to carry the new momentum and interest in the book and move forward. This book can succeed if its trated better than a B list book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100030777339047598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-66655980070366125712012-09-12T10:22:03.544-04:002012-09-12T10:22:03.544-04:00Im sorry but I really hate it when DC screws up on...Im sorry but I really hate it when DC screws up on a title soo many times then sweeps it under the carpet and try to get us to forget about their bumblings. Tony Danile was a bad move, as was Philip Tan but we saw some hope it would get better. Rob Liefeild was a bad dream but seemed to be a little better than Tony and had a decent direction for the title. Joe Bennett is a superstar artist that can carry a title to the upper tier. DC just get a good writer for this book and leve it alone. Ya the sales is the or these decuissions but if a a book can be cultivated and given a chance to grow then it can have some success just let it grow. Dan Dido owes us at least that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100030777339047598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-20066732085548720202012-09-12T01:43:58.292-04:002012-09-12T01:43:58.292-04:00Regarding Frankenstein, crossovers are a great val...Regarding Frankenstein, crossovers are a great validation for cancelling a title that fails to thrive after the exposure.<br /><br />I haven't read Looker yet. Eternity was an alright premise with swell art.<br /><br />Legion Lost was just another attempt by DC to make the Legion work, a theme dating back to its shift to direct sales only in the mid-80s. The same maneuver stalled the Titans out for a number of years (coupled with Perez's departure and Wolfman's burnout.)<br /><br />Did you ever notice that "Talon" spelled backwards is "Azrael?" What will probably happen is a big shake-up in the Bat line that sees the cancellation of several lower sellers at once, followed by new launches. They make their own waves.<br /><br />I love Joe Bennett like I love Jamal Igle, and they're both great, but neither of those guys have a substantial following and both are routinely dropped onto lower selling books on their way out. Anyway, I was mostly slagging on Tan, who is teh suk and can't carry a book.<br /><br />Matt, I don't blame DC for Hawkman's failings. He's had some great creative teams over the years, but has consistently failed to ignite broad reader interest. I think the potential is there, but no one has ever quite managed to tap it, even after three quarters of a century.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-86824471410564085682012-09-11T22:10:04.320-04:002012-09-11T22:10:04.320-04:00I don't understand the lack of respect in the ...I don't understand the lack of respect in the comic book world for Hawkman, he has been around almost as long as Superman and Batman, I understand why his readership is strained because of the lack of a strong solid layout for his background. I mean DC has made Aquaman credible, why not Hawkman? Cancel some of the sorrier series such as Blue Beetle. Also they should cancel Voodoo Grifter,and Stormwatch and just make a WildCats series. Also how does Animal Man deserve higher promotion than Hawkman, I mean REALLY? Nothing against Animal Man, but he doesn't have the kind of History Hawkman does. They should find a good solid well respected writer, and keep Joe Bennett as artist. That way we'll have 3 Hawk Titles a month.Savage Hawkman,Earth 2, and Justice League of America!Megarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207411868412970992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-52638295851614533692012-09-11T20:54:00.561-04:002012-09-11T20:54:00.561-04:00Saying something from Newsarama is undercooked and...Saying something from Newsarama is undercooked and lightweight seems a bit redundant, yes? /DeathsHead<br /><br />Honestly, I would not be upset if any of these books were canned tomorrow save Hawkman and Firestorm, and the latter is only because with Jurgens coming on it looks like the book will capture some of the charm of the Ronnie and Jason team from Brightest Day, which is what DC should have ran with in the first place, frankly. Even GI Combat could go and I wouldn't be too upset; I like War comics but man, this one is only halfway there.<br /><br />DC is tying Frankenstein to their two indy-horror darling books, Swamp Thing and Animal Man, so I don't see it going away any time soon.<br />National Comics will play out it's originally solicited titles and then go away until a creator pitches an idea for a one shot, and then it will return. Reading NC: Looker last night, I was struck by how it could have easily been an oversized issue of DC Comics Presents, which would have been fine with me. I liked the issue, by the way. Big shock there.<br /><br />I am not sure why Legion Lost is even published, to be honest. All I see it as is another book which means that there is no slot for Outsiders. DC Comics Presents, though, I think that one will stick around because I think, like Blue Beetle, it has a champion in the upper ranks. I am thinking DiDio, mostly because he wrote an arc for it.<br /><br />I also don't see Batwing being cancelled. DC is making too much Bat-money right now to contract their Bat-offerings. I mean, Talon has a book. Talon. Yet one more book which means "no Outsiders," frankly.<br /><br />And I do have to question your comment of "dubious choices on art" for Hawkman. You consider Joe Bennett dubious because of his lack of name recognition, perhaps? Because his pencils is the best Hawkman has looked in a good long while.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863067557730775717.post-15160043875568945622012-09-11T12:28:50.397-04:002012-09-11T12:28:50.397-04:00As usual, kind of a lightweight, undercooked list....As usual, kind of a lightweight, undercooked list. Voodoo and Captain Atom are cancelled with sales under 12K. GI Combat is right there with them, and Grifter isn't far behind. DC has refused to cancel Blue Beetle so far, but hovering over 13K, how long can they keep up a book with no prospects on the horizon? I guess <i>National Comics</i> got overlooked because of its anthology one-shot format, but a "second" issue near the cancel line does not bode well. I'm hopeful Dan Jurgens will bring readers to Firestorm, which is currently doing already-cancelled Resurrection Man numbers. <i>Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.</i> always struck me as DC's Hellboy lift, so it might as well fall by the wayside. <br /><br />That brings us up to Hawkman, a book with a well liked character that hasn't had an actual writer yet and some dubious choices on art. I think this title could be saved if DC puts a little more effort into its choice for the next scripter. Left as is or given to one of the guys writing a book lower on the list spells doom. Might be a good time to call up somebody with heat from the minors, or try to woo an old school talent like Firestorm.<br /><br />I'm surprised <i>I, Vampire</i> is still clinging to life, and <i>DC Comics Presents</i> keeps scraping by. <i>Legion Lost</i> is unnecessary, and I expect it will drop out now that it's lost a writer and crossovers to carry it. Deathstroke has actually chugged along pretty well, given the creative changes. I think that character has more of a following than previously realized which could buoy the book.<br /><br />Things get really dubious at Newsarama's top 2. Stormwatch was previously mentioned as being off the bubble because of it's "strong ties" to <i>Demon Knights</i>, which goes unmentioned despite selling a thousand fewer copies than Batwing, DC's best selling book with a non-white lead. Agenda much?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.com